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Operating Caregiving Equipment, Tools and Paraphernalia
Operating Caregiving Equipment, Tools and Paraphernalia
Caregiving
Equipment,
Tools and
Paraphernalia
Blender
1. Choose a flat, dry surface on which
to operate your blender.
2. Make sure that all the parts are
placed in their appropriate places
before operating.
3. Put the pitcher onto the base and
plug the blender.
4. Place the ingredients in the pitcher
and put the lid on firmly.
5. Start operating by choosing the
setting appropriate for the task
you are going to do.
6. You may add food or ingredients
through the secondary lid while the
blender is running.
7. Clean the blender after use.
Coffee Maker
1. Fill the carafe with water according to the
number of cups of coffee you need to make.
2. Pour the water from the carafe into the
reservoir of the coffee maker, and place the
carafe back into position.
3. Place a coffee filter into the filter basket. The
amount of coffee you'll need to add depends on
how strong or weak your clients like it. Then, add
the coffee into the filter using a spoon.
4. Turn on the coffee maker and wait for your
coffee to brew
Electric Can Opener
1. Plug the electric can opener into an outlet.
Blood Pressure -
is the force of the blood pushing
against the walls of the blood vessels. The
heart contracts as it pumps the blood into
the arteries. When the heart is contracting,
the pressure is highest. This pressure is
what we know as the systolic pressure.
When the heart is at its
most relaxed state, the
pressure is lowest. And we
call this diastolic pressure.
The following steps will
help you measure blood
pressure accurately.
1. Wash your hands and prepare
the equipment you will use.
2. Introduce yourself and let the
patient/client know the
procedure to be done.
3. Sanitize the earpieces of the
stethoscope with an antiseptic
pad.
4. Ask your client to rest quietly. Have
him/her lie down or sit on a chair
whichever is more comfortable for
him/her.
5. If you are using a mercurial
apparatus, the measuring scale should
be within the level of your eyes.
6. Expose the arm of your client by rolling
the sleeves up. Have your client’s arm
from the elbow down to rest fully
extended on the bed or the arm of a
chair.
7. Unroll the cuff, loosen the
screw and squeeze the cuff with
your hands to remove air
completely.
8. Wrap the cuff around your
client’s arm above the elbow,
not too tight or too loose.
9. Find your client’s brachial
pulse at the inside of the elbow.
Hold the diaphragm there and
inflate the cuff until the pulse
disappears. Take note of the
reading and immediately
deflate the cuff. This is the
client’s approximate systolic
reading and is called the
palpated systolic pressure.
10. Place the stethoscope’s
earpieces into your ears and
place the diaphragm on the
brachial pulse.